Huawei Mate X7 hands-on review | Infinium-tech

Introduction

Huawei’s flagship foldable Mate X7 was officially launched in China last month, exactly a year after its predecessor, the Mate X6. And today, this phone is also being launched outside China, although the exact information about which markets it will be available in has not been revealed yet.

Despite having an almost identical design to the Mate X6, the new Mate is lighter, thinner and has better intrusion protection. This is quite impressive, considering that it is foldable. The Mate

Some attention is also paid to both displays. The cover and main display are now (marginally) larger and reportedly brighter.

Huawei Mate X7 specifications at a glance:

• Body: 156.8×144.2×4.5mm, 235g; Glass front, nylon fiber or silicone polymer back (eco leather), aluminum frame; IP58/IP59 dust-proof and water-resistant (high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 2 meters for 30 minutes), aerospace-grade aluminum.
• Display: 8.00″ Folded LTPO OLED, 1B Color, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR Vivid, 2500 Nits (peak), 2210x2416px Resolution, 9.84:9 Aspect Ratio, 409ppi; Cover Display:, LTPO OLED, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR, 3000 Nits (peak), 6.49 inches, 1080 x 2444 pixels, Kunlun Glass 2.
• Chipset: Kirin 9030 Pro (6 nm): 9-core (1×2.75 GHz & 4×2.27 GHz & 4×1.72 GHz); Maloon 935.
• Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 1TB 20GB RAM; UFS.
• OS/Software: HarmonyOS 6.0, EMUI 12.
• rear camera: wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0, 24mm, PDAF, OIS*; telephoto: 50 MP, f/2.2, 81 mm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom; ultra wide angle: 40 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚, PDAF;
• Front Camera: wide (main): 8 MP, F/2.2; Cover Camera:; wide (main): 8MP, f/2.2.
• video capture: rear camera: 4K, 1080p, 1080p@960fps, HDR, Gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR Vivid; front camera: 4K, 1080p.
• Battery: 5525mAh; 66W wired, 50W wireless, 7.5W reverse wireless, 5W reverse wired.
• Connectivity: 5G; Wi-Fi 7; BT 6.0, L2HC; NFC; Infrared port.
• various: fingerprint reader (side-mounted); stereo speakers; BDS Satellite and Messaging – China only.

Performance promises to be on another level thanks to the recently released Kirin 9030 based on the 6nm node.

Perhaps the camera department has received the biggest upgrade this year. The already excellent 50MP main camera remains the same, but the telephoto unit has been upgraded to a larger 50MP sensor with a larger aperture.

The battery also gets a healthy bump of up to 5,525 mAh, supporting 66W and 50W wireless charging.